This creates a significant variability of the annual cost of environmental regulations compared to the annual capital costs of potato farming in each of the provinces. [...] By example, a more complete evaluation of the avoided costs of contamination to Canada’s waterways as a result of impact of environmental regulations and best practices in the production of potatoes in Canada would provide a more complete relevant indicator of the significant value of the current practices of potato farmers directed at protecting the environment. [...] The focus of the study was to assess the variability, and therefore the competitive impacts of the variability between provinces in Canada. [...] Environmental and Economic Impact Assessments of Environmental Regulations for the Agriculture Sector: 10 A Case Study of Potato Farming Section 2 SECTION 3 Methodology As the second phase of a process initiated by AAFC/EcoRessources in 2004 (Phase I), the goal of this project (Phase II) is to develop a case study for evaluation of the environmental and eco- nomic impacts of environmental regulati [...] Compilation of the regulatory set resulted in a greater awareness of some of the unique charac- teristics of the regulations in each province and in this industry.